Scripture App Builder
Scripture App Builder allowem yu createm wan Android app we ol man use fo distribute Scripture text na audio long ol man we got Android phone. Ol man can distribute finis product long different way long users round world so ol man can engage wet Bible long ol own language.
Wet Scripture App Builder, ol hard work fo programming Android app don do fo yu. Jus launch program na follow step long New App Wizard, add Scripture na associeted file. Yu can createm useful Android app within few minute without any programming.
Scripture App Builder use raw file from Paratext or Digital Bible Library, provide numba benefits:
Fo security, Scripture file encrypted so ol man no can copy na use fo other purpose.
- No need fo convert yu file to anoda format. As yu continue translation, yu can update app wit new text. Dis allow fo tings like publish app fo reviewers or early edition before full Testament or even full book complete.
- App can take full advantage fo feature long Paratext file including glossary entries, cross references na footnotes.
- Search feature more robust because it look at raw file. It no hindered by presentation format as sometimes happen.
- Since dis file text, ol man can compress hevi resulting small app. Full New Testament app can be as small as 2 MB, na full Bible app 4.5 MB.
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A powerful feature of Scripture App Builder is the ability to include audio with the text. An audio MP3 file can be associated with each chapter of a book. With the addition of timing files, verses or phrases can be highlighted as the audio is played. The user can control the playback by moving between verses or sections. This feature opens the app up to people who are learning to read in their language.
The audio files can be included with the app or made available in other ways including directly from Faith Comes By Hearing.
Once you have built the app, you can choose the best ways to distribute it to users. Depending on how you incorporate the audio files, the app can be used and shared completely offline. This means that it can be distributed via Bluetooth, microSD, wireless (BibleBox or LightStream), email, websites or the Google Play Store. Even if the audio files are stored online, users can still access the text immediately.
Include the fonts that work best with your text, whether they are Roman or Non-Roman script, left-to-right or right-to-left. Apps can be packaged with the Grandroid font-rendering library, developed by SIL’s Non-Roman Script Initiative.
The app that you create can be fully customized to work for you context:
The user interface in Scripture App Builder itself can be displayed in English, French or Spanish.
- You can design your own app icon and optional splash screen. The files are standard PNG images that can be created in popular photo editing software.
- Along with a number of color schemes, you can adjust the colors of individual items to better meet the culture of the audience.
- All of the app interface text can be translated and localized.
With Scripture App Builder, you are not limited to publishing books of the Bible. You can also build apps with the following types of content:
You just need to use standard format markers, like \c for chapter, \p for paragraphs, \q for poetry and \s for sub-headings.
- Front matter: introductions, alphabet description, etc.
- Song books
- Picture story books
- Commentaries and devotional material
As well as building smartphone apps, Scripture App Builder can create e-books in EPUB format. EPUB documents are readable by a number of e-book readers on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android platforms. If you have timing files for your audio, the e-books can contain ‘Read Aloud’ text-audio synchronization.
